[jamesmcbride]

For sale, my 2006 330d M Sport, which I have owned for over 4 years.

Excellent condition inside and out with full BMW service history (cooper Colchester and snows Southampton)
Very high specification including:
3 litre turbo diesel engine
Automatic sports Gearbox
18" m sport alloy wheels with Bridgestone tyres (professionally stripped and refurbished in April)
Black heated sports leather interior with electrically adjustable side bolsters - very good condition
Rear privacy glass
Auto Headlights
Auto Wipers
Heated, folding, auto dipping, auto dimming wing mirrors
Auto dimming rear view mirror
"HI-FI" Upgraded BMW PROFESSIONAL audio system, including DAB radio, Bluetooth hands free, Voice command, USB / iPOD interface , 6 disk cd changer and additional amplifier
Cruise Control
Parking Sensors
M-TEC upgraded suspension (as fitted to the M3)
Swirl flap removal modification (carried out by PMW Chelmsford)

Recent work includes:
New windscreen - Late 2015
"Major" service (approx £600 ) by Cooper BMW in Colchester - Late 2015
New front upper and lower control arms (M3 items), front anti-rollbar links and front springs - Mid 2015
4 New Bridgestone run flat tyres - Mid 2015
All wheels professionally refurbished - Mid 2015 (all wheels still immaculate)
The car has done 180k miles but drives so well you would never believe it. It has been maintained regardless of cost, has been hand washed weekly using autoglym products. There are no nasty knocks or bangs, the engine and gearbox are silky smooth and the brakes are sharp. Everything works, no warnings or anything coming up on the dash, no advisories in the last service (end of 2015) - even the BMW tech who picked it up for the service commented on how clean it is and how well it drives considering the mileage. The interior is immaculate (more pics to follow) with a tiny amount of wear to the drivers seat. I'm a non-smoker with no kids and for the majority of the miles there has just been me in the car on my own, covering a lot of motorway miles! I average around 40mpg "around town" ie on my daily 40ish mile commute and on a run (down to cornwall with cruise control on etc) I've seen an average of over 50mpg.*All original booklets and service book are included as well as two remote keys and the emergency key. The original BMW tool kit and firstaid kit are still present and would appear to be unused. The rechargeable torch is in the glovebox and still working.

Yes, you probably will find cheaper cars with less miles... BUT mileage isn't everything, I drove a lot of terrible 330d's before I found this one and just like the previous owner, I have loved and cared for this car, which has rewarded me well and is evident when you view and drive it.*

More pictures available here: http://goo.gl/ANVlyb

Any questions please ask!*

[jamesmcbride]

Offers considered....

[jamesmcbride]

More pictures added here: http://1drv.ms/1NY7CZ6 and more available on request

[jamesmcbride]

Price reduced

[jamesmcbride]

still available and now on ebay

[Sensible_]

I've literally just bought a 325d of similar spec. Gutted I missed out on this! Great price for that car. 180k is nothing. Good luck with the sale.

[jamesmcbride]

real shame, Still for sale, price dropped 5750

[Calluhan]

Beautiful car mate. You're right mileage ISN'T everything it's how it's done those miles and how it's been maintained. I looked at some real nails with 40 to 60 thousand miles that I walked away from. I've just hit 160000 in mine and because it's been looked after it still drives like new. Good luck with the sale that's a cracking car for an excellent price.

[jamesmcbride]

Thank you! Hopefully others will agree

[jamesmcbride]

Does anyone have any advice / suggestions on the lack of interest? I've had it on ebay, gumtree and various forums. ebay had over 30 watchers, but other than silly offers (under 3k) no interest. Am I better off advertising elsewhere? I was considering AutoTrader or piston heads, but I didn't feel autotrader offered particularly good value for money - fewer pictures than ebay, and very limited space for description, so no opportunity to describe the condition, service history and optional extras, which I feel do add value.

Is it priced too high? I had a look around and couldn't see any m sport 330/335d's for under 6k at the time, although there are a couple now.
Is it that people just don't want to buy a car with this sort of mileage?

Any suggestions would be appreciated! I'm not in a desperate hurry to sell, I'm still using it daily and am looking to sell to fund something new (135i)

[BMW-330i]

It's a great looking car, obviously well maintained. The trouble is the general public get scared of cars over 100k miles. Ideally, you would sell it to some who already knows the car or friend/family as they will understand how well you've looked after it.

Try anym.co.uk, this has a BMW car following so you'd be talking to potential buyers whom already understand these cars. You can always try and reduce the price but only at the last resort if you feel it's already priced right.

[jamesmcbride]

Thank you, I will have a look at anym again.

[MattOz]

Hi James,

It does look like a lovely car. However, I know of a couple (330d M sport) that have been bought recently with similar mileage, but better spec, for £1-1.5k less than you're asking. Naturally, we all want to achieve the most for our cars, especially as we tend to maintain them better than the average owner. My opinion is that your price should begin with a 4 and not a 5. It would most likely sell if that was the case.

Matt

[jamesmcbride]

Thanks Matt, I've put it on AutoTrader now, so I'll see how that goes.

[jamesmcbride]

Still available :|

[jamesmcbride]

Price updated

[jamesmcbride]

A Whole lot of car for the money!

[jamesmcbride]

SOLD